Ranking of economies from 1 to 183, with first place being the best. A high ranking (a low numerical rank) means that the regulatory environment is conducive to business operation. The index averages the country’s percentile rankings on 10 topics covered in the World Bank’s Doing Business. The ranking on each topic is the simple average of the percentile rankings on its component indicators.

Topics averaged include: Starting a Business, Dealing with Construction Permits, Getting Electricity, Registering Property, Getting Credit, Protecting Investors, Paying Taxes, Trading Across Borders, Enforcing Contracts, Resolving Insolvency.


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Economy Ease of Doing Business Rank Economy Ease of Doing Business Rank
Singapore 1 Belize 93
Hong Kong SAR, China 2 Morocco 94
New Zealand 3 St. Kitts and Nevis 95
United States 4 Jordan 96
Denmark 5 Guatemala 97
Norway 6 Vietnam 98
United Kingdom 7 Yemen, Rep. 99
Korea, Rep. 8 Greece 100
Iceland 9 Papua New Guinea 101
Ireland 10 Paraguay 102
Finland 11 Seychelles 103
Saudi Arabia 12 Lebanon 104
Canada 13 Pakistan 105
Sweden 14 Marshall Islands 106
Australia 15 Nepal 107
Georgia 16 Dominican Republic 108
Thailand 17 Kenya 109
Malaysia 18 Egypt, Arab Rep. 110
Germany 19 Ethiopia 111
Japan 20 El Salvador 112
Latvia 21 Argentina 113
Macedonia, FYR 22 Guyana 114
Mauritius 23 Kiribati 115
Estonia 24 Palau 116
Taiwan, China 25 Kosovo 117
Switzerland 26 Nicaragua 118
Lithuania 27 Cape Verde 119
Belgium 28 Russian Federation 120
France 29 Costa Rica 121
Portugal 30 Bangladesh 122
Netherlands 31 Uganda 123
Austria 32 Swaziland 124
United Arab Emirates 33 Bosnia and Herzegovina 125
Israel 34 Brazil 126
South Africa 35 Tanzania 127
Qatar 36 Honduras 128
Slovenia 37 Indonesia 129
Bahrain 38 Ecuador 130
Chile 39 West Bank and Gaza 131
Cyprus 40 India 132
Peru 41 Nigeria 133
Colombia 42 Syrian Arab Republic 134
Puerto Rico (U.S.) 43 Sudan 135
Spain 44 Philippines 136
Rwanda 45 Madagascar 137
Tunisia 46 Cambodia 138
Kazakhstan 47 Mozambique 139
Slovak Republic 48 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 140
Oman 49 Sierra Leone 141
Luxembourg 50 Bhutan 142
Hungary 51 Lesotho 143
St. Lucia 52 Iran, Islamic Rep. 144
Mexico 53 Malawi 145
Botswana 54 Mali 146
Armenia 55 Tajikistan 147
Montenegro 56 Algeria 148
Antigua and Barbuda 57 Gambia, The 149
Tonga 58 Burkina Faso 150
Bulgaria 59 Liberia 151
Samoa 60 Ukraine 152
Panama 61 Bolivia 153
Poland 62 Senegal 154
Ghana 63 Equatorial Guinea 155
Czech Republic 64 Gabon 156
Dominica 65 Comoros 157
Azerbaijan 66 Suriname 158
Kuwait 67 Mauritania 159
Trinidad and Tobago 68 Afghanistan 160
Belarus 69 Cameroon 161
Kyrgyz Republic 70 Togo 162
Turkey 71 São Tomé and Príncipe 163
Romania 72 Iraq 164
Grenada 73 Lao PDR 165
Solomon Islands 74 Uzbekistan 166
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 75 Côte d’Ivoire 167
Vanuatu 76 Timor-Leste 168
Fiji 77 Burundi 169
Namibia 78 Djibouti 170
Maldives 79 Zimbabwe 171
Croatia 80 Angola 172
Moldova 81 Niger 173
Albania 82 Haiti 174
Brunei Darussalam 83 Benin 175
Zambia 84 Guinea-Bissau 176
Bahamas, The 85 Venezuela, RB 177
Mongolia 86 Congo, Dem. Rep. 178
Italy 87 Guinea 179
Jamaica 88 Eritrea 180
Sri Lanka 89 Congo, Rep. 181
Uruguay 90 Central African Republic 182
China 91 Chad 183
Serbia 92